Lift assist for installing and removing heavy bulky objects

1. A lift assist device comprising:

a portable cart including a low profile base, wheels mounted on the base, and a push handle extending from the base;

a workstick receiver mounted on the base, the workstick receiver including a plurality of workstick receiving recesses;

a spacer member situated atop the base and the workstick receiver, the spacer member exhibiting a frame geometry including an open space therein, the spacer member further exhibiting a first height;

a workstick pivotably engageable with a selected one of the workstick receiving recesses when an end of the workstick is situated to rest in the selected one of the workstick receiving recesses, the workstick being situated to pass through the open space of the spacer member to engage the selected one of the workstick receiving recesses, the workstick including a chain attachment member; and

a chain attachable to the chain attachment member and attachable to a unit to be moved relative to the base in response to pivoting movement of the workstick about the selected one of the workstick receiving recesses.

2. The lift assist device of claim 1 , further comprising interconnectable fastener members provided, respectively, on the spacer member and the base below to hold the spacer member to the base below in an aligned relationship therewith.

3. The lift assist device of claim 1 , wherein the chain is length adjustable and attachable to the chain attachment member of the workstick via a multi-slotted receiver provided in the chain attachment member of the workstick.

4. The lift assist device of claim 1 , wherein the workstick includes opposed ends and the chain attachment member is located in a region of the workstick between the opposed ends of the workstick.

5. The lift assist device of claim 1 , further comprising a first spacer extension member situated atop the spacer member, the first spacer extension member exhibiting a frame geometry with an open space therein, wherein the workstick is situated to pass through the open space of the first spacer extension member and further through the open space of the spacer member to engage the selected one of the workstick receiving recesses, the first spacer extension member exhibiting a second height, wherein the first spacer extension member provides a raised surface for the unit to be moved to rest.

6. The lift assist device of claim 5 , further comprising a second spacer extension member situated atop the first spacer extension member, the second spacer extension member exhibiting a frame geometry with an open space therein, wherein the workstick is situated to pass through the open space of the second spacer extension member, through the open space of the first spacer extension member and further through the open space of the spacer member to engage the selected one of the workstick receiving recesses, the second spacer extension member exhibiting a third height, wherein the second spacer extension member provides a raised surface for the unit to be moved to rest.

7. The lift assist device of claim 6 , wherein the first and second heights are different.

8. The lift assist device of claim 6 , wherein the first, second and third heights are different.

9. The lift assist device of claim 5 , wherein the first spacer extension member is stackable atop the spacer member.

10. The lift assist device of claim 6 , wherein the second spacer extension member is stackable atop the first spacer extension member.

11. The lift assist device of claim 5 , further comprising interconnectable fastener members provided, respectively, on the first spacer extension member and the spacer member below to hold the first spacer extension member to the spacer member below in an aligned relationship therewith.